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Introduction
to Computer Science
Computer Science 105
Books
| Journal Articles
| Web Sites
| Citing Sources
Finding Books
Using Catalogs to locate books:
1.) Ariadne
- Search by Keyword
- Find and Use Subject Headings
- Browse the shelves by Call
Number
3.)
WestCat - Western Michigan's catalog
4.) WorldCat
and 5.) Interlibrary
Loan
- Search by Keyword
- Find and Use Subject Headings
- Order item through Interlibrary
Loan
($1 per filled request waived during Library Renovation)
See the Computer Science
Research Guide on Finding Books.
See also: Library
of Congress Classification...
Using Subject Headings
Start searching by keyword and look for subject headings
in individual records.
Re-do your search as a keyword search using the words of the
subject heading.
Subject Headings in Ariadne related to Computer Science
Useful Sources in Reference
- Computer Desktop Encyclopedia (QA76.15 .F732 1999)
- Cyberspace Lexicon: An Illustrated Dictionary of Terms
from Multimedia to Virtual Reality (QA76.76.I59 C675 1994)
- Dictionary of Computer Science, Engineering, and Technology
(QA76.15 .D5258 2001)
- Dictionary of Computing (QA76.15 .D526 1996)
- Dictionary of Computing & Digital Media (QA76.15 .H318
1999)
- Encyclopedia of Artificial Intelligence, 2 vols. (Q335
.E53 1987)
- Encyclopedia of Computer Science (QA76.15 .E48 2000)
- Facts on File Dictionary of Artificial Intelligence (Q334.2
.F33 1989)
- International Dictionary of Artificial Intelligence (Q334.2
.I57 1999)
- Macmillan Encyclopedia of Computers, 2 vols. (QA76.15
.M33 1992)
- McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, 20 vols.
(Q121 .M3 1997)
- New Hacker's Dictionary (PN6231.E4 H3 1993
Note: Don't forget to use Print and Online Bibliographies!
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Finding Journal Articles
Scholarly Journals and Popular Magazines/Newspapers
Scholarly Journals (Advances in Computers)
- Authors are scholars or researchers in their fields.
- Authors cite their sources in footnotes, endnotes, and
bibliographies.
- Individual issues have little or no advertising.
- Articles must go through a peer-review process.
- Articles usually report original scholarly research.
- Most illustrations are charts, figures, or graphs.
- Authors use the specialized language or jargon of the
discipline.
Popular Magazines (Wired, PC Magazine)
- Authors are free lance writers or magazine staff members.
- Authors may mention sources, but rarely cite them in
notes or bibliographies.
- Individual issues contain many advertisements.
- There is no peer review process. Articles are reviewed
by editors or publishers.
- Illustrations are numerous and colorful.
- Articles are meant to inform and entertain an educated
audience.
- Language is written for the general adult audience (no
specialized jargon).
Scholarly or Not?
Use Ulrich's Periodicals Directory (Ref. Desk Z6941
.U5)
Look for section called "Document Type"
Document Type MUST say "Academic/Scholarly Publication"
to be considered scholarly!
Finding Articles
See Finding
Journal Articles and the Computer
Science: Finding Articles.
Look for citations to articles:
- Find citations using
indexes
- Find citations in
bibliographies of
books and articles
- Search for articles in Full
Text Databases
Do you have access to a journal?
1.) Ariadne
(print)
- Title search on Title of
the Journal to locate print journal
3.)
WestCat - Western Michigan's catalog
4.) Interlibrary
Loan
- Order item through Interlibrary
Loan
($1 per filled request waived during Library Renovation)
- Use *only* when the journal is not available through
Ariadne, Electronic Journals, or WestCat.
List of
Print Computer Science Journals in Kalamazoo College Library
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Journal Indexes
Applied
Science and Technology Abstracts <
about
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International and English-language periodicals, covering engineering,
mathematics, physics, and computer technology.
Coverage: 1983 to the present
Includes citations from "Communications of the ACM,"
October 1983 to present.
ACM Digital Library
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"As a service to the computing community, the Digital
Library will continue to offer its search and bibliographic
database resources to all visitors, for free."
(full-text available to members only).
To access to the Digital Library, visitors must register.
Registration is free.
IEEE Digital
Library <
about
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Search through the titles, authors and abstracts of the IEEE
Digital Library.
(full-text available to members only).
General
Science Abstracts <
about
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Coverage: 1984 to the present
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Full-Text Databases
Off-Campus
Access to Licensed Resources
Proquest
< about
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Includes a "Sciences Module" as well as a "Research
Module."
Some of the Computer Science titles in Proquest:
ACM Computing Surveys (1990- )
Computer Security Journal (1991- )
Journal of the ACM (1991- )
General Reference Center Gold <
about
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LEXIS-NEXIS
Academic Universe <
about
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Wilson
Select Plus <
about
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Databases by Discipline
Computers and Business
Wilson
Business Abstracts <
about
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International English-language business magazines; covers
accounting, finance, management, and small business.
Coverage: 1986 to the present
Computers and Education
Education
Abstracts <
about
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Administration, teaching methods and curriculum, literacy,
government funding.
Coverage: 1983 to the present
Indexes "Educom Review" since 1989
ERIC
< about
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Includes journal articles, books, theses, curriculi, conference
papers, and standards and guidelines.
Coverage: 1966 to the present
Computers and Social Issues
Social
Sciences Abstracts <
about
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International, English-language periodicals in sociology,
anthropology, geography, economics, political science, and
law.
Coverage: 1983 to the present
NOTE: Don't forget to use Bibliographies and Print
Indexes!
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Web Sites
For Search Engines and Search Tools, see Finding
Web Sites.
See also
Web Indexes and Directories and
Web Sites by Subject.
WorldCat
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WorldCat contains bibliographic citations for high-quality
Web sites on a variety of subjects. When you search WorldCat
for Web sites, remember to check the box for "Internet
Resources" in the section called "Limit type to".
Sites are selected according to a collection development policy
that emphasizes quality, authoritativeness, and durability.
The
Analytical Engine Online
Web site for the required textbook.
Evaluation Websites
See the Computer
Science Research Guide: Websites
See
Finding Web Sites for Search Engines and Search Tools
Use these points to evaluate the credibility of Websites:
1. Accuracy
How reliable is the information? Are there editors and
fact checkers?
2. Authority
What are the author's qualifications? Is the publisher
reputable?
3. Objectivity
Is the author trying to sway opinion? Is the information
free from bias?
4. Currency
Is the publication date indicated? Is the source up
to date?
5. Coverage
Does the site cover the topic comprehensively, or are
there information gaps?
Sites that provide guidance on evaluating Websites:
USEFUL WEBSITES
Meta sites
Other sites
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Plagiarism
Plagiarism: copying or stealing another’s work or
ideas.
To avoid plagiarism, you must cite:
- spoken and written quotations
- ideas and opinions
- facts that are not general knowledge
- paraphrases of all of the above
When in doubt, ask your instructor!
Citing Sources
See: How
to Cite Sources
See also Citing
Sources for help in citing print and electronic resources
in various bibliographic styles (MLA, APA, Chicago, etc.)
Citation
Styles for Computer Science Research Paper
From CS 105 Final Paper Web site.
See also:
APA
Format
From the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
See the Electronic
Reference Formats from the APA for citing electronic resources.
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
4th ed., Washington, DC : American Psychological Association,
1994.
Reference, BF76.7 .P83 1994.
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research
Papers
5th ed., New York : Modern Language Association of America,
1999.
Ref. LB2369 .G53 1999.
MLA
Style
From The University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center.
MLA Style
From the Modern Language Association. Offers some examples
of citing electronic resources (you must follow the links
for MLA style).
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